weld

[Weld]

United States abolitionist (1803 1895)

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To wield.

Noun
a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together

Noun
United States abolitionist (1803-1895)

Noun
European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America

Verb
unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him"

Verb
join together by heating; "weld metal"

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v. t.
To wield.

n.
An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color.

n.
Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.

v. t.
To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.

v. t.
Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.

n.
The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.

Weld

Weld , v. t. To wield. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Weld

Weld , n. [OE. welde; akin to Scot. wald, Prov. G. waude, G. wau, Dan. & Sw. vau, D. wouw.] 1. (Bot.) An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color. [Written also woald, wold, and would.] 2. Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.

Weld

Weld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welded; p. pr. & vb. n. Welding.] [Probably originally the same word as well to spring up, to gush; perhaps from the Scand.; cf. Sw. v'84lla to weld, uppv'84lla to boil up, to spring up, Dan. v'91lde to gush, G. wellen to weld. See Well to spring.] 1. To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion. &hand; Very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are capable of being welded. Horn and tortoise shell possess this useful property. 2. Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.
Two women faster welded in one love.

Weld

Weld, n. The state of being welded; the joint made by welding. Butt weld. See under Butt. -- Scarf weld, a joint made by overlapping, and welding together, the scarfed ends of two pieces.

To wield.

An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color.

To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.

The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.

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Usage Examples

It is not short of amazing, the power of a great idea to weld men together. There was in it a peculiar, intense, vital spirit if you will, that I have never felt before in any strike.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Under no stretch of imagination can war be regarded as an ethical process yet war, force, terror, and propaganda were the evolutionary means employed to weld the German people into a tribal whole.